When Facebook first began becoming popular in the mid-2000s, I thought it was a great way to stay connected with family and friends and reconnect with old friends. And over the years, that’s how I’ve primarily used that specific social media. As Facebook has grown – and acquired other social media companies – I’ve become increasingly disenchanted with social media in general and Facebook in particular, for myriad reasons. A recent Wall Street Journal investigation called "The Facebook Files" has shined a bright light on the flaws of Facebook’s platform. The most damning finding has been that Facebook’s top officials, from Mark Zuckerberg down, knew about the flaws and turned a blind eye to them. The most recent article, written by Georgia Wells and Jeff Horwitz, reveals that the company formed a team to study preteens and how the social media giant could hook the next generation of social media users. Wells and Horwitz write that through a dozen studies, “Facebook has tried to understand which products might resonate with children and ‘tweens’ (ages 10 through 12), how these young people view competitors’ apps and what concerns their parents.” Facebook’s attempt to snag these highly impressionable young people caught the attention of members of Congress. On Thursday, the company’s approach to young users is expected to be addressed during a Senate subcommittee hearing, something worth tuning in to.